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Mom’s moving tribute
Family, friends pull together for Celina Cass at town fest
By John Zaremba
Sunday, August 7, 2011 -
Sunday, August 7, 2011 -
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ShareSTEWARTSTOWN, N.H. — The grieving mother of Celina Cass, the 11-year-old girl whose body was pulled from the Connecticut River on Monday, made a moving and spectacular surprise tribute to her daughter yesterday, appearing on a float in the girl’s memory at their tiny town’s annual summer festival parade.
Louisa Noyes sat in a metal folding chair on a flatbed trailer, flanked by photos, flowers, hand-drawn posters, and even several local girls — including Celina’s older sister — wearing Celina’s prized princess costumes.
The mom’s participation in the parade was part of her effort to heal, a friend said.
“She wanted to. She needed to,” neighbor and friend Debbie Baglio said later, as children whizzed down Main Street in the festival’s soapbox derby.
The float, a last-minute entry in the Stewartstown Day parade, came together Friday night at the urging of Celina’s older sister, Kayla, 13, Baglio said.
A team of about a dozen children and adults gathered outside the girl’s house after Friday’s festival fireworks, working by the light of car headlights to put the rolling tribute together. Using pictures, poster board, flowers and even noodle art made by Stewartstown children, the float came together and was ready to roll yesterday morning.
“It wasn’t a sad thing doing it,” said Baglio, who helped make the float along with her children. “The kids were all having fun.”
Noyes’ participation in the parade was her most outward gesture since Celina’s disappearance. She has appeared at several vigils and remembrances, frequently in the embrace of friends and family, and asked them to speak to reporters on her behalf.
“She’s taking it hard,” family friend Lisa Harding told the Herald yesterday. “She’s the kind of person where she can’t talk if she gets upset. You give her a hug and she starts crying.”
Authorities have deemed Celina’s death suspicious but have not said whether they believe anyone killed her. They say she was last seen in her home on Route 3, Stewartstown’s main roadway, about 9 p.m. July 25. Baglio reported her missing the next morning after learning the family could not find her.
More than 100 law-enforcement officers from various state and federal agencies, including the Massachusetts State Police, assisted in the high-and-low search.
Celina’s body was found near a hydroelectric dam less than half a mile from her home. Authorities have seized two trucks from the house — one belonging to her stepfather, Wendell Noyes, the other to a man who lived in the home — but authorities have named no suspects or persons of interest in the investigation.
Celina’s family planned to have her remains cremated. Funeral plans have been kept private. A public memorial is set for tomorrow night.
Louisa Noyes sat in a metal folding chair on a flatbed trailer, flanked by photos, flowers, hand-drawn posters, and even several local girls — including Celina’s older sister — wearing Celina’s prized princess costumes.
The mom’s participation in the parade was part of her effort to heal, a friend said.
“She wanted to. She needed to,” neighbor and friend Debbie Baglio said later, as children whizzed down Main Street in the festival’s soapbox derby.
The float, a last-minute entry in the Stewartstown Day parade, came together Friday night at the urging of Celina’s older sister, Kayla, 13, Baglio said.
A team of about a dozen children and adults gathered outside the girl’s house after Friday’s festival fireworks, working by the light of car headlights to put the rolling tribute together. Using pictures, poster board, flowers and even noodle art made by Stewartstown children, the float came together and was ready to roll yesterday morning.
“It wasn’t a sad thing doing it,” said Baglio, who helped make the float along with her children. “The kids were all having fun.”
Noyes’ participation in the parade was her most outward gesture since Celina’s disappearance. She has appeared at several vigils and remembrances, frequently in the embrace of friends and family, and asked them to speak to reporters on her behalf.
“She’s taking it hard,” family friend Lisa Harding told the Herald yesterday. “She’s the kind of person where she can’t talk if she gets upset. You give her a hug and she starts crying.”
Authorities have deemed Celina’s death suspicious but have not said whether they believe anyone killed her. They say she was last seen in her home on Route 3, Stewartstown’s main roadway, about 9 p.m. July 25. Baglio reported her missing the next morning after learning the family could not find her.
More than 100 law-enforcement officers from various state and federal agencies, including the Massachusetts State Police, assisted in the high-and-low search.
Celina’s body was found near a hydroelectric dam less than half a mile from her home. Authorities have seized two trucks from the house — one belonging to her stepfather, Wendell Noyes, the other to a man who lived in the home — but authorities have named no suspects or persons of interest in the investigation.
Celina’s family planned to have her remains cremated. Funeral plans have been kept private. A public memorial is set for tomorrow night.
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